岳 (yuè) — (bound form) wife's parents (in compounds like 岳父, 岳母); surname Yue
Definition
A bound form meaning 'wife's parent' — only appears in compounds like 岳父 (father-in-law) and 岳母 (mother-in-law). Also a common surname (e.g. the character 岳不群 from Jin Yong's novels).
bound form
wife's parents (in compounds like 岳父, 岳母)surname Yue
Easily confused
- 乒pīnglook-alike(onomatopoeia) crack, bang (sound of a gunshot, a whip, or a snapping object)
- 月yuèsound-alikemoon
- 越yuèsound-alike(adverb, in structure '越A越B') the more... the more
- 跃yuèsound-aliketo leap; to jump (bound form, used in compounds)
- 悦yuèsound-alikehappy, delighted (bound form, used in compounds like 喜悦, 愉悦)
- 阅yuèsound-alike(bound form) to read; to go over (as in 阅读, 阅览)
Examples
- 。Wǒ de yuè fù shì yí wèi hěn yǒu zhì huì de lǎo rén.My wife's father is a very wise old man.
- 。yuè Mǔ duì wǒ xiàng qīn shēng ér zi yí yàng hǎo.My wife's mother treats me like her own son.
- 《》，岳。Jīn yōng de 《xiào ào jiāng hú》 zhōng, yuè bù qún shì yí gè zhòng yào jué sè.In Jin Yong's 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer', Yue Buqun is an important character.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 羋羋mǐsheep bleat
- 山山shānmountain
The form 岳 adds 山 (mountain) to 羋, which was used for its sound.
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